hard Disk is locked ! can't reinstall os x lion.

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hard Disk is locked ! can't reinstall os x lion.

so I turn on my Macbook pro n notice my iPhoto library is gone. computer is running slow. I restart it and it shows apple logo then belowthatit shows a status loading bar. it starts loading something then gets about 5% into it and computer shuts down. try powering it up but same result. I then hold the command R during startup to reload os x lion. it works but when I try to select the hard dick it faded and says disk is locked. I have computer plugged in, shows power light and I have an Internet connection via Ethernet. connection is live. I shut down computer for a whole still same result. help!

Macbook Pro, af

Posted on Jan 18, 2012 6:47 PM

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Tony T1

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Jan 18, 2012 7:01 PM in response to Skully12

⌘R again,

Select Disk Utility

Repair both the disk and the Volumes

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Skully12 Author

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Jan 19, 2012 11:50 AM in response to Tony T1

Didn't work. I tried that originally but did it about 5 more times.

When I select my 500.11 GB it says the partition is ok. Selecting my Hard disk it only shows options of "verify disk permissions" or "verify disk". I click Verify Disk Permissions. Takes 4 minutes...says "Warning SUID file has been modified nad will now be repaired. Days permissions complete but "Repair Disk Permissions" is grayed out and so is "Repair Disk".

So then I click "Verify Disk" and it stops and says ""Invalid record count" this disk needs to be repaired. So I click Repair Disk...

Says disk utility can't repair this disk. Reformat the disk and restore.

I don't want to loose my files and don't feel this two year old Macbook Pro really has a hard drive problem. I think it's Lion that I installed. I just want to re write the Lion files but the Disk says it's "locked" which im assuming it's because I need to use a password to install any software.

Anything else I can do? Please...didn't back up for a week and don't want to spend 20 hours reloading all apps and crap.

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Tony T1

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Jan 19, 2012 11:58 AM in response to Skully12

So then I click "Verify Disk" and it stops and says ""Invalid record count" this disk needs to be repaired. So I click Repair Disk...

Says disk utility can't repair this disk. Reformat the disk and restore.

I don't want to loose my files and don't feel this two year old Macbook Pro really has a hard drive problem.

It looks like a HD problem, unlikely its due to Lion

You need to try a 3rd Party solution. DiskWarrior has been known to fix problems that Disk Utility could not, unfortunately, it will cost you $99 to find out

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sebmrn

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Feb 5, 2012 2:43 PM in response to Skully12

Hey,

I have the same problem now... Have you managed to fix it somehow?

Cheers

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Answer 5

Feb 9, 2012 3:14 PM in response to sebmrn

So, not wanting to deal with it anymore, I took it in to a apple store. I thought about buying the DiskWarrior cd but they were out so I gave it to them to work on. They returned it fixed and said they used DiskWarrior! So the $80 I paid them would have paid for a copy of diskwarrior. So, if you can, go for it!

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